had met Mr. Shen San twice, but had never met his family. During the period when Mr. Shen San and Gu Leyun had the best relationship, she was pregnant and inconvenient to go out, and Master Shen San’s wife Zhao Mr. Shi was also ill, so he rarely saw anyone. Later, they gradually became estranged. Mr. Shen San's wife died and he remarried. Later, they left Jiankang and had no contact with each other at all.
The woman standing in the hall was about thirty years old. She was dignified and beautiful, but because of her cold features, she looked majestic and unapproachable.
This is Mrs. Shen San. Ms. Cao quickly stood up. Her daughter once said that the Shen family’s mother-in-law was gentle and loving. She was the only one in the whole family who was the best to her...
"Ms. Cao has seen..." She bowed her head in greeting.
Mrs. Shen San San waved her hand, "No need to be polite."
"Madam, please sit down." Ms. Cao lowered her head and said.
The servants, who were shocked by the lady's aura, came to their senses and hurriedly put away the broken soup bowls.
Mrs. Shen San was not polite and sat down in the middle. It was only then that she glanced at Mrs. Cao.
There are women like this everywhere, and she looks away after just one glance.
"Ms. Cao, you are so brave," Mrs. Shen San said with anger gathering in her brows and slapping the table with her hand.
Her hands were well maintained like all the noble ladies at this time, and were as smooth as white jade. There were two huge gemstone rings on them, which were dazzling in contrast.
"Why did Madam say this?" Ms. Cao raised his head slightly and glanced at Mrs. Shen San, then lowered his gaze.
"Are you still pretending to be confused with me?" Mrs. Shen San sneered, looking at the woman standing aside, the trembling soul hidden under the gorgeous clothes could not escape her eyes.
"Let me ask you, why don't you confirm your marriage? What do you want?" She looked at Mrs. Cao and hummed, "You are also the mistress of a family of poets, writers, officials, and you naturally know how to be righteous and trustworthy, so how can you break the contract? deny?"
"Let me ask you, but my Shen family is not worthy of you?"
"Let me ask you, but my son has bad conduct?"
Following her question, Mr. Cao answered no one by one.
Seeing the woman's weak aura and Nuonuo's fear, Mrs. Shen San's expression softened a bit, and a smile appeared on her face, knowing that she had calmed her down at the beginning.
To fight against this kind of woman is to gain the upper hand first, and then slowly take advantage of her. At first glance, a person like Cao looks like a woman who has spent her whole life hiding in the door of the house and does not know anything about the world. She regards the husband as her heaven and women's virtue as her destiny. How can she be her opponent? .
After the questioning, it was time to give her a sweet date. Mrs. Shen San lowered her tone.
"I know that our family has been cut off over the years, and you are angry, but no matter how angry you are, you can't joke about the marriage," she said slowly, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she raised her hand, "Sit down and talk."
Mrs. Cao looked up at her and slowly sat down aside.
"Our family has complicated affairs, and you haven't been in Jiankang these years, but relatives are relatives, wouldn't they be relatives if they don't move around?" Mrs. Shen San said slowly, picking up the teacup and taking a sip.
She nodded slightly and took a few sips of the fine Tieguanyin spring tea.
Mrs. Cao over there still answered yes, and at the same time soft sobbing sounded.
Mrs. Shen San frowned. Why were she crying? She was just pretending to be pitiful to save face.
"Although Ke'er is a concubine, she grew up in front of me. She is about the same age as Shiba Niang. She has a good temper and is not used to his petulance..." Mrs. Shen San continued.
Ms. Cao just lowered her head and gently wiped her tears from time to time, not knowing whether she heard it or not.
"... June and July are a bit hot. I think it's better to just go through autumn. They are not young anymore. What do you think when the time is set?" Mrs. Shen San finally asked.
Ms. Cao on the side stood up as if frightened.
"Madam, thank you for your love, this marriage... I'm sorry we can't agree to this marriage..." There was a bit of fear in her eyes, her lips were slightly white, but her tone was very firm.
Mrs. Shen San was stunned for a moment, thinking that what she had said for a long time was in vain, and then became furious.
"Ms. Cao." She slapped her palm on the table, causing the teacup to sway and spill tea.
This sound frightened the house full of servants, women and maids, and shivered. This official wife was so powerful.
"Madam, please forgive Mr. Cao for being rude and immoral..." Ms. Cao covered her face and cried, "Mrs. Cao must never accept this marriage..."
Mrs. Shen's liver and gallbladder are bursting with anger. This kind of lady can only cry and cry, but she doesn't have enough food and salt.
"You, you," she held the chair, raised her eyebrows at Mrs. Cao, took a breath, and lowered her voice, "Ms. Cao, how are you doing?"
Mrs. Cao just cried and asked Madam to forgive her.
"So you still blame us for not coming to express our condolences when your master passed away?" She didn't say anything, so Mrs. Shen could only grit her teeth and ask.
Mr. Cao shook his head and said no.
"Is that because the person getting married is not the legitimate son?" Mrs. Shen San asked with raised eyebrows.
The legitimate son was Shen Anlin. Cao raised his head sharply as if he had been pricked by a needle and stopped crying.
Look, she lost her composure, Mrs. Shen San snorted coldly, it was really for this, maybe she had already accepted it privately.
"Has Madam met Lin'er?" She stared at Mr. Cao with a cold light in her eyes.
"No, no," Ms. Cao bit her lower lip, flashing in front of her eyes the image of her daughter kneeling down and crying in agony...
That person divorced her daughter, that person forced her daughter to death...
She seemed to see her daughter lying on the ground covered in blood, surrounded by joy...
"Mrs. Shen, please come back. I will never accept this marriage," Ms. Cao raised her head and said.
Mrs. Shen San sneered.
"Ms. Cao, Lin'er, don't think about it. He is the legitimate son of our Shen family," she said slowly, emphasizing the word " legitimate son", looking at Madam Cao with no trace of contempt and disdain, "...Marriage Even we parents don’t dare to decide big things at will. We have to ask our husband’s opinion before we dare... People have to know themselves, Mr. Cao, do you understand? "
"I understand, I understand," Mr. Cao nodded with a pale face, "So please go back, we will not agree to this marriage."
"Ms. Cao, what else do you want?" Mrs. Shen San could no longer suppress her anger and slapped the table and stood up.
"I don't want to do anything, please Mrs. Shen, please let us 18th Niang go, let us 18th Niang go..." Ms. Cao suddenly rushed over, grabbed her sleeves and cried.
Mrs. Shen San's face suddenly turned blue and white, and she almost broke her teeth when she looked at this woman who was grabbing her and crying out.
What does she mean
"No matter who it is, as long as their surname is Shen, I will not agree. Please, Mrs. Shen, please let our eighteenth mother go..." She cried, her eyes distracted.
Do you really don’t want to get married? Mrs. Shen San finally showed a shocked look.
In her opinion, the reason why the Cao family refused to marry was simply because they were resentful of not having contact with each other for many years. She even knew in her heart that the Shen family did not intend to recognize their relatives. She was disappointed when they suddenly came to their door. Naturally, they would not let them go so easily. I got my wish, so I made a show of making things difficult.
Of course, they would also be dissatisfied because the one they finally settled on was not their legitimate son, but dissatisfaction was dissatisfaction. No matter what, the Cao family had no reason to give up the marriage.
As long as it is labeled as Shen Mansion, it means wealth, prosperity, and a wealthy family.
Of course, their family is rich now, but it is every woman's dream to become the daughter-in-law of a wealthy family surrounded by servants.
A powerful family, rich clothes and fine food, pampered and pampered, how can any woman refuse? Isn’t this the ultimate goal of every daughter and their mother
However, the timid woman in front of her actually shouted that she didn't want anyone named Shen...
Mrs. Shen San's expression changed, her eyes flickering.
Or did she guess that she liked their money
so what? Being able to attract her attention and let her in is enough for them to be grateful.
"Cao," Madam Shen San shook her off fiercely, her anger undisguised and surging in all directions, "You are so bold and dare to threaten my wife. I will ask the Queen to give you a copy, deprive you of your official status, and take away your son." I want to take a look at my student status. How can such a dishonest, shameless and untrustworthy family have the dignity to establish a foothold in Jiankang?"
This sharp shout stunned Ms. Cao, who was already a little distracted. She took a few steps back and bumped into the corner of the table. Her chest heaved violently, and her eyes were full of panic.
Lose your identity and seize your student status...
"Ms. Cao, your son Gu Hai is a talented scholar and has just established his reputation in Jiankang. Do you think he has a treacherous mother? Do you think he has a sister who regrets her marriage? Do you think he is ridiculed by the world?" Shen The third lady said coldly.
"We, the Shen family, are in such a position that we humbled ourselves to fulfill the engagement, but you refused. How can you save the face of our Shen family?" Mrs. Shen San raised her head and looked condescendingly at Mrs. Cao, "You hit my Shen family today. You have the face to refuse the marriage contract from my Shen family, but I want to see if you can get a good wife or a good family."
This is a threat, but it is a very real threat. For the Shen family, they have no right of life and death, but it is still very easy to ruin the reputation of a small orphan and widowed mother in Jiankang. With just one sentence, I am afraid that if you want to follow Everyone in their family who gets married must consider it.
If you don't talk about it, it will inevitably arouse a lot of criticism. Over time, the result is destined, and no one will investigate the cause. Their family's reputation is irreparable...
Mrs. Shen San looked at the ashen-faced Mr. Cao, and felt a little bit of hatred in her heart. She didn't expect that such a simple thing would require her to use this trick and say these words.
"Ms. Cao, your children's marriage is a happy event, so why are you doing this? Let's sit down and have a good..." She said in a deep voice.
Before she finished speaking, she saw Cao staggering up and rushing towards her with open hands.
"Even if I die, I won't let you harm the Eighteenth Mother," she yelled at the top of her lungs, grabbing Mrs. Shen San's shoulders, "... If you want to harm the Eighteenth Mother, kill me first, kill Hai first. elder brother…"
Mrs. Shen San was shocked. This Cao family was actually crazy. For a moment, she was shaken dizzy by this thin woman who was a head shorter than herself. The golden hairpin on her head was shaking wildly and fell down on her cheek.
"Someone is coming, someone is coming, crazy, crazy," she shouted loudly, angry and scared.
The servants who had recovered their senses rushed forward and pulled away Mrs. Cao who was holding on to Mrs. Shen. With a hiss, half of Mrs. Shen's sleeves were torn apart.
"Hit me!" Mrs. Shen San was furious, pointing at Mr. Cao who was pulled away and shouted angrily.
Immediately, two or three sturdy servants rolled up their sleeves and rushed towards Mr. Cao.
"Bold!" A sharp shout came from outside the door.
The sound was sharp and sharp, piercing the eardrums of everyone in the room, and everyone's movements couldn't help but stop.
Gu Shiba Niang strode in with a calm expression and a cold face.
"You are all dead, am I raising you for free?" She raised her eyebrows and shouted, looking at the dumb servants in the room.
Miss, the master and servants who dared to smash people to death with money finally came to their senses. No matter how powerful the official wife in front of them was, she belonged to someone else's family and could not decide their life or death.
The servants of the Gu family rushed forward, protected Cao, and picked up the chair in the hall.
"You" Mrs. Shen San looked at the young girl who was striding forward with a fierce look. She couldn't believe that this was the frail girl she had ignored in Xinglong Temple that day.
"Is this lady an official of the imperial court?"
"But a police officer who was ordered to enter the house?"
"Is this a den of thieves who kill people and sell goods?"
"Are there any thieves here who violate laws and disciplines?"
Seeing the girl approaching step by step, accompanied by a louder question, Mrs. Shen San couldn't help but froze.
"...As a fifth-grade life woman, you break into other people's homes and kill them. What's the difference between you and the bandit who kills and steals goods?"
"How do you have the dignity to call yourself a wife of the imperial court? Mr. Shen San is ill and bedridden at home for a long time. As his wife, you are not waiting for him. Instead, you go to other people's homes, speak rudely, and use your power to threaten a seventh-grade wife..."
"You want to join my family. You don't observe etiquette, don't follow women's ethics, bully those above and below, show off your cruelty and fight. I will also go to the government to complain that you don't have the three obediences and four virtues, don't abide by the three cardinal principles and the five constants, are unkind, unjust, uncourteous and unwise, and I will take away your title. Cut off your identity as a married woman"
There was a buzzing sound, and Mrs. Shen San could not help but take a step back. She was speechless for a moment and could only stare blankly at the girl who was already close at hand.
People say that this woman is domineering, eloquent, and confusing right and wrong, but she still doesn't believe it...
This girl's appearance is not very outstanding, and her face is cold and solemn for her age, and there is no pleasing feeling of youthfulness at all.
But why did such a fierce woman shed a line of tears from the corner of her eyes...
"Okay" Mrs. Shen San came back to her senses, pushed away the supporting maid with both hands, looked at Gu Shiba Niang and shouted, "I'll wait for you to participate."
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and walked out. The maids hurriedly left behind him, and the bustling hall returned to silence in an instant.
When Mrs. Shen San passed by, Gu Shiba Niang closed her eyes and tears welled up in her eyes.
how so…
She is not...she does not love herself the most...
She would scold the servants and sister-in-law who laughed at her origin...
She said birth is nothing, she said good people are the best...
Was the disdain and disdain that reminded Cao family to be self-aware outside the hall just now her delusion
The undisguised condescension in front of Mr. Cao, the condescending look on his face when talking about marriage, the angry and vicious threats...
All of them showed that in her eyes, they were just ants that she trampled on at will. If the ants dared to resist, she would trample them to death without hesitation...
She is not, she is not the kind and dignified Bodhisattva-like person...not the person who loves herself and pities her parents...
Has this person changed, or is he... blind
"She is interested in your money..." Shen Anlin's words suddenly rang in his ears.
She had no money in her last life, so what did she see in herself
"Eighteen Mother..." A pair of hands hugged her, Mrs. Cao wiped the tears on her face in a panic, and her own tears were flowing, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, even if you die, Mother will not agree... Mother is not afraid, Your brother won't be afraid either. Even if he has no official position or title, and leaves his hometown, we won't be afraid. As long as you live and we all live together, that's fine... Don't be afraid. If your brother is here, he will definitely be like this. Do"
She knew, she knew, Gu Shiba Niang stretched out her arms and hugged her, burying her head in front of Mrs. Cao